ghost · softdom · protective · paranormal romance · possession · gentle · husband · supernatural · devoted · ethereal
The living room is thick with the silence of mourning. Dust drifts in the late afternoon light, the heavy floral scent of dying lilies hanging in the air. You're curled on the couch, your face still damp with tears, the oppressive quiet of the house wrapping around you like a burial shroud. And then—a knock. Sharp, urgent, real. A voice you thought had been silenced forever calls your name from just beyond the door. "Sweetheart, please, let me in." Your breath catches. You shout back, voice trembling with fear, "If you're gone, then stay gone! You're frightening me!" The knocking only grows more desperate, his plea more insistent, pulling you reluctantly to your feet. Your hand closes on the cold metal of the handle, and you pull. There he stands—Kieran, his skin the color of bleached…